Educational Opportunities

We'll discuss why diversity, inclusion, and belonging are important in both academia and industry, and explore how you can foster an inclusive environment in your classroom, your lab, or any future professional setting. The session will be both...

The "Commercializing Innovation" speaker series is hosted by Harvard Office of Technology Development and the FAS Office of Postdoctoral Affairs. The Commercializing Innovation speaker series is primarily intended for Harvard University faculty...

Being competitive and successful as a professional scientist, regardless of whether in an industry or academic setting requires mastery of scientific, business, and social skills. Running an effective laboratory operation is like running a small business...

The NIH provides a series of investigator awards that train early-career researchers to become successful NIH-funded investigators. This session, led by Bridget Queenan, Ph.D., will focus on writing F32s (NIH postdoctoral fellowships), but will also...

This workshop will consider why diversity and inclusion are important in both academia and industry, and explore how you can foster an inclusive environment in your classroom, your lab, or any future professional setting. The session will be both...

Bob Calin-Jageman, Professsor of Psychology and Neuroscience Program Director, Dominican University Presentation followed by discussion Prof. Bob Calin-Jageman is a neuroscience and psychology professor who has been very active in efforts to help enhance...

This seminar is geared to those of you who plan to apply for academic jobs in the sciences, yet have little or no formal teaching experience in the U.S. The objective of the seminar, led by the Associate Director for Science and Learning at the Derek Bok...

Speaker: Lori Conlan, Ph.D., Director, Office of Postdoctoral Services and Office of Career Services, NIH, Washington D.C. Communication in the Workplace: “Can we talk”- understanding workplace communications. Do you ever feel like you are having...

Networking can often feel daunting, yet it’s essential to be successful in any career path. All of us can benefit from a more systematic approach to networking. In this lecture, Jean-luc Doumont will cover approaches to effective networking (with a focus...

Speaker: Lori Conlan, Ph.D., Director, Office of Postdoctoral Services and Office of Career Services, NIH, Washington D.C. Managing Up Your success depends on having a collaborative learning relationship with your primary research supervisor(s) and...